The Defense Logistics Agency needs a small business to manufacture 4K electric forklifts for its depots.
Key Details
What exactly do they need? The Defense Logistics Agency needs 4K electric forklifts for its depots. The equipment must meet the attached specifications, including delivery timeframes. The offeror must state the place of manufacture/country of origin of the equipment and the county of origin/place of manufacture for the batteries installed on the quoted electric forklifts.
What's the contract structure and timeline? This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items/services prepared in accordance with FAR Part 12. The contract will be awarded to the responsible firm that offers the lowest total cost to the Government for the entire requirement after a pass/fail evaluation of the contractors' provided technical submittals meeting or exceeding salient characteristics/solicitation requirements. The contract will be for a multi-year asset.
How will they pick the winner? The quotations will be evaluated on a Lowest-Price Technically Acceptable basis. The offeror must clearly certify the country of origin/place of manufacture on each product being quoted, and state the county of origin/place of manufacture for the batteries installed on the quoted electric forklifts.
When and how do you bid? Quotes are to be received no later than 1:00 p.m. Eastern Standard U.S. Time on June 5, 2026, via email only to the designated Contracting Officer. The offeror shall submit Attachment 3 Technical Certification Form, along with detailed technical specification on the equipment being proposed for technical acceptability review. The detailed specification shall be complete to verify that all salient characteristics are met.
Who can apply
- Must be a certified small business
- Has experience with industrial truck manufacturing
- Has a facility security clearance
Heads up — easy to miss
- There's a mandatory requirement to state the place of manufacture/country of origin of the equipment and the county of origin/place of manufacture for the batteries installed on the quoted electric forklifts.
- The Government will not accept late quotes or quotes that are partial or incomplete.
- The offeror must verify that the batteries are not manufactured by any company on the 1260H list.
- The offeror must identify if the batteries included are manufactured by a firm subject to a future prohibition under the Decoupling from Foreign Adversarial Battery Dependance Act of 2024.
If you're interested, do this first
- Check that your small business certification is still active in SAM.gov.
- Write a 1-page summary of similar work you've done before.
- Email the contracting officer to RSVP for the site visit.
- Find a teaming partner who already has the required certification.